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Make quick, crispy, and delicious nachos right at home with these Oven Baked Nachos – made on a sheet pan for the best nachos ever! Nachos make a great easy appetizer for game day or a party, but also an easy recipe for family dinner that is sure to please the whole family.
Oven-Baked Nachos Recipe (Easy Sheet Pan Nachos)
I love making nachos in the oven because there are no soggy nachos with this fool-proof oven baked recipe for sheet pan nachos. Perfect for easy weeknight dinners, Cinco de Mayo celebration, or it’s also a perfect appetizer. So many options with this recipe!
Crispy and toasted tortilla chips topped with taco meat with melted cheese, black beans, corn, and topped with all the delicious toppings of nachos. I always recommend making a nacho bar with all your favorite toppings for a fun family dinner that everyone can ‘create their own plate’ with.
Ingredients Needed To Make This Loaded Nacho Recipe
Easy Nachos Recipe
- Ground Beef
- Finely Diced Sweet Onion : A yellow, white, or red onion can also be used. I prefer the sweet onion in this recipe.
- Taco Seasoning Packet : Use regular taco seasoning, spicy taco seasoning, mild, or reduced-sodium taco seasoning. I prefer using a packet of mild taco seasoning.
- Corn Tortilla Chips : The size of corn chips always varies depending on the brand – use a bag of chips that is anywhere between 12-14 ounces.
- Black Beans : Rinse and drain the black beans well before adding them on top of the nachos.
- Frozen Corn
- Jalapeños : Remove the seeds and white membrane from the middle of the jalapeño for a mild spice. For more spice leave them in. You can use as much, or as little jalapeño, as you prefer.
- Shredded Cheddar Cheese : I highly recommend only using cheese that you shred yourself on a cheese grater. It melts much smoother and gooey and tastes better than the bagged pre shredded cheese.
Fresh Toppings
- Finley Diced Red Onion
- Pico de Gallo : I love the flavor that Pico de Gallo adds to nachos; if I use this, I omit the red onion because Pico de Gallo already has onion in it as well as cilantro.
- Chopped Roma Tomatoes
- Sour Cream
- Sliced or Diced Avocado
- Guacamole
- Sliced or Chopped Black Olives
- Limes
- Chopped Cilantro
- Fresh Jalapenos
- Lime Crema
- Nacho Cheese Sauce or Queso : Buy a can of nacho cheese sauce or make some Homemade Queso to drizzle over the nachos.
- Copycat Cafe Rio Dressing : My family loves this as a topping to nachos or as a dip for the nachos when eating. Loaded with flavor and so good! It’s the perfect Copycat Recipe For Cafe Rio Dressing.
How To Make Homemade Nachos In The Oven
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Prepare a rimmed baking sheet (12″x17″ – aka cookie sheet) by lining with parchment paper or foil. If using foil, I recommend spraying it lightly with cooking spray before adding the chips on.
In a skillet pan, over medium-high heat, cook and crumble the ground beef and finely diced sweet onion. Drain the excess fat from the pan. Add the taco seasoning packet and the water. Let it simmer, while stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes so the flavors can infuse and for the taco meat to thicken. Remove from the heat when done.
On the prepared baking sheet spread the chips evenly in the sheet pan. Sprinkle the taco meat evenly over the chips. Evenly add the black beans over top, then the corn, sliced jalapeños, and lastly top the nachos with the shredded cheese.
Bake for 10-15 minutes or until the cheese is melted and bubbly. Remove the nachos from the oven and add your favorite nacho toppings of choice before serving.
Substitution & Variation Ideas
- Toppings : Top the nachos with anything you love! You can top the nachos on the sheet pan or put out bowls with topping options and everyone can make their own exactly how they want.
- Ground Meat : Use any ground meat for these nachos – ground turkey, ground chicken, or ground pork.
- Make It Spicy! : Use hot & spicy taco seasoning, add some cayenne pepper in with the ground beef, use lots of jalapeños, and Pepper Jack cheese to make these nachos to your spice preferred.
- Cheese : There are lots of different types of cheese you can use! I love a mixture of Monterey Jack cheese and Cheddar Cheese, but anything works – mild, medium, or sharp cheddar cheese, pepper jack, Colby Jack, or Monterey Jack. You could even use a pre-shredded Mexican cheese or quesadilla cheese.
- Refried Beans : Dollop spoonfuls of refried beans over top the chips before adding the ground beef.
Tips For Making Nachos In The Oven
- Shred Your Own Cheese : Buy a block of cheese and use a box cheese grater to shred it. The cheese will melt much more smoothly and be gooey. The bagged pre-shredded cheese has a powder coating over it which prevents clumping in the bag but also yields a not as melty cheese when baked.
- Single Layer Tortilla Chips : In order to get those crispy chips try to keep the chips in a single layer on the sheet pan. Obviously it’s fine to do a double layer of chips, but for the crispiest baked nacho try to separate the chips as much as possible.
More Mexican Food Recipes For Dinner
- Turkey Taco Burrito Bowls
- Quick & Easy Chicken Flautas
- Cheesy Ground Beef and Rice Enchiladas
- Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas
- Ground Beef Sheet Pan Quesadillas
- Honey Lime Chicken Taquitos
- Baked Double Decker Tacos
- Crockpot Shredded Chicken Tacos
Oven Baked Nachos (Sheet Pan Nachos)
Equipment
Ingredients
Nachos
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 small sweet onion finely diced
- 1 packet taco seasoning
- 3/4 cup water
- 1 bag (12-14 oz) tortilla chips
- 1 can (15 oz) black beans (drained & rinsed)
- 1 cup frozen corn
- 1-2 jalapeños (sliced, seeds & membrane removed)
- 3 cups shredded cheese
Nacho Toppings & Garnish
- avocado chunks
- guacamole
- sour cream
- chopped cilantro
- finely diced red onion
- chopped Roma tomato
- pico de gallo
- black olives
- limes
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425 ℉. Prepare a rimmed baking sheet (12"x17" – aka cookie sheet) by lining with parchment paper or foil.* If using foil, I recommend spraying it lightly with cooking spray before adding the chips on.
- In a skillet pan, over medium-high heat, cook and crumble the ground beef and finely diced sweet onion. Drain the excess fat from the pan.Add the taco seasoning packet and the water. Let it simmer, while stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes so the flavors can infuse and for the taco meat to thicken. Remove from the heat when done.1 pound ground beef, 1 small sweet onion, 1 packet taco seasoning, 3/4 cup water
- Spread the chips evenly in the sheet pan. Sprinkle the taco meat evenly over the chips. Add the black beans over top, then the corn, sliced jalapeños, and lastly top the nachos with the shredded cheese.1 bag (12-14 oz) tortilla chips, 1 can (15 oz) black beans, 1 cup frozen corn, 1-2 jalapeños, 3 cups shredded cheese
- Bake for 10-15 minutes or until the cheese is melted and bubbly. Remove the nachos from the oven and add your favorite nacho toppings of choice before serving.
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